PODI14013 - Professional Podiatry Practice

General Information

Unit Synopsis

In this unit students will develop financial, legal, ethical and professional skills to enable them to successfully transition to a qualified practitioner. Students will explore basic business concepts, knowledge of the ethics and law, professional regulation guidelines and the skills required to delegate tasks to supporting staff. Interviewing, resume development and contract negotiation skills will also be developed.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 4
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Pre-requisites: All Year 4, Term 1 Units.

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2024

Term 2 - 2025 Profile
Rockhampton

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. In-class Test(s) 40%
2. Written Assessment 60%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

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Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: Staff feedback
Feedback
This unit may benefit from further discussion of First Nations Podiatry care and educating students about working within Aboriginal Controlled Health and Medical Services.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the lecturers and learning materials address Cultural Capability for working with First Nations Peoples in podiatry settings.
Action Taken
In 2023, new classes and learning materials addressing First Nations Cultural Capability were introduced into this unit, including a self-directed electronic module 'First Nations Podiatry Care', and a guest lecture on Cultural Capability when working in the Podiatry setting. Assessments were updated to reflect the introduction of these materials.
Source: Unit Coordinator
Feedback
Upon reflection, the unit lectures require consolidation to provide students with more time to prepare for final assessments in their final year.
Recommendation
It is recommended to adjust the unit schedule by consolidating lectures into an intensive block (mid-term), hence offering students more time to prepare for final assessments. This adjustment aims to minimise stressors and improve overall learning experience in their final year.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Explain financial, legal and ethical theoretical concepts within professional practice
  2. Implement podiatry practice as required by the national professional and regulatory bodies, within private and public healthcare settings
  3. Describe the processes applicable to job search, interviews, resumes and contract negotiation
  4. Design and apply basic business processes applicable to starting and managing a private practice
  5. Analyse the social and cultural challenges faced by new allied health employees.

Podiatry Board of Australia

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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2 - Written Assessment • • • • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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1 - Communication • • • • •
2 - Problem Solving • • • • •
3 - Critical Thinking • • • • •
4 - Information Literacy • • • • •
5 - Team Work • • • • •
6 - Information Technology Competence • • • • •
7 - Cross Cultural Competence • • • • •
8 - Ethical practice • • • • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
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1 - In-class Test(s) • • • • • • •
2 - Written Assessment • • • • • • • •